The Honolulu Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with many multicultural events from Friday to March 9.
A 16-member delegation from Jeju National University will be a part of the festival representing South Korea. The Talchum Research Group, a student club preserving traditional Korean dance, will perform Tamna Ipchun Gut, which is an agricultural rite dating back to the Tamna Kingdom. The rite was performed on the onset of spring as farmers wished for a good harvest.
They will perform at the Hawaii Convention Center at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:25 a.m. March 9.
Please visit www.honolulufestival.com for information.
THIS WEEK’S SYNOPSIS
"Madly in Love"
Episodes 31 and 32
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.: After Soo-hyeok stops his mother from murdering Gyong-hee, he questions her about her motive. He finds out that his father killed Yoo-jung’s family. The doctor tells Yoo-jung that her mother probably has a couple of days to live. Moo-yeol’s company keeps growing, but all he can do is worry about Yoo-jung and her mother. Hye-sook decides that she wants to adopt Da-bin.
Sunday, 7:45 p.m.: Nan-cho bumps into Soo-hyeok’s real father. When she pretends not to know him, he inquires about her to Soo-bong’s wife. He needs to see Nan-cho. Moon-do finds out that Nan-cho was alone with Gyong-hee when she suddenly took a dive for the worse. Eun-sook is upset, but doesn’t know why, when Young-hoon asks her to help him pick a ring for his girlfriend.
"A Word from Warm Heart"
Episodes 17 and 18
Monday, 7:45 p.m.: Mi-kyong calls Min-soo when Eun-young comes to see her drunk. Min-soo confesses to Eun-young about the hit-and-run accident involving Eun-jin. Sung-soo apologizes to Nara and Dae-ho about recent events.
Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.: Eun-young drinks herself sick and finally has to be hospitalized. Min-soo hears about Eun-young’s condition but only sees her from afar. Mi-kyong’s divorce attorney advises her to start litigation for fair division of assets.
"My Love from the Star"
Episodes 12 and 13
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.:Jae-kyung tells Song-yi’s mom he’d start an entertainment agency exclusively for Song-yi. Song-yi’s mom is delighted but Song-yi says no. Byung-hee suspects Min-joon to be Han Yoo-ra’s murderer and questions Song-yi about him. Song-yi gets nervous when Min-soon avoids her.
Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: Song-yi tells Hee-kyung that Jae-kyung and Han Yoo-ra were dating. Hee-kyung decides to look into his brother. Song-yi is confused when Min-joon tells her he’s an alien, but her love for him doesn’t fade. Min-joon decides to leave for Song-yi’s sake.
"The Woman Who Married 3 Times"
Episodes 25 and 26
Friday, 7:45 p.m.:Hyun-soo tells Mrs. Chun she won’t marry Gwang-mo, but Gwang-mo asks Hyun-soo’s parents for her hand. Jung-soo and Reporter Song try to persuade Dami to stop obsessing over Joon-goo.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m:Eun-soo makes an audio recording of books and asks Tae-hee to give it to Seul-gi. Seul-gi listens to the recording without telling Chae-rin about it. Gwang-mo’s mother asks Joon-ha if she knew about Gwang-mo and Hyun-soo.
Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.
